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Kato 20-210 double turnout decoder


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With all my Kato points I've used the Gaugemaster Dcc31 decoder. When I tried to use it with my Kato 20-210 double crossover it went up in smoke....literally, twice. Is this because the crossover has four motors and is drawing too much current for the little decoder to handle?

 

Trevor

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Possible solutions:

-larger current capacity decoder

-4 small decoders directly wired to the 4 coils

-2 monostable repeater relays (one for each direction, with series diodes so only one gets activated)

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Is this because the crossover has four motors and is drawing too much current for the little decoder to handle?

 

Trevor

yes

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